Amazon is preparing its second Prime Day sale for October 11th and 12th, known as the Prime Early Access Sale, also known as Prime Day 2. We’ve started to curate the best deals on Chromebooks through Prime Day 2, both from Amazon and others. online resellers.
You’ll need to sign up for Amazon Prime (for free) to take advantage of Amazon’s best Prime Day/Early Access Sale discounts. Other retailers have announced similar sales: Target will hold its Deal Days October 6-8, and Newegg plans its FantasTech Sale II October 10-13. We expect discounts throughout this period.
Best Chromebooks Prime Early Access Sale Deals
You’ll likely find a good Chromebook deal somewhere, although it’s often hard to say which Chromebook is a good value. Manufacturers appear to be offloading older Chromebooks at deep discounts, taking advantage of consumer ignorance about processor generations and support lifecycles. We’ve included the Chromebook support window in our recommendations below, which tend to span two to five years on discounted Chromebooks.
- Acer Chromebook 512, Celeron N4020/4GB RAM/32GB SSD, 12-inch 912p Display, $129.99 (35% off)
- Lenovo 14e Chromebook, AMD A-Series/4GB RAM/32GB SSD, 1080p Display, $177.98 (41% off)
- Asus Chromebook Flip C433, Intel Core m/8GB RAM/64GB eMMC SSD, 1080p display, $349.00 (13% off)
- Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5, Snapdragon SC7180/4GB RAM/64GB SSD, 1080p Display, $349.99 (19% off)
- Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, Intel Core i5-10210U/8GB RAM/256GB SSD, 4K Display, $829.00 (17% off)
What to think about when buying a Chromebook
Generally, Chromebooks tend to fall into three categories: ultra-cheap models at around $100, which can offer solid discounts but can hide pitfalls like an inferior display; Mid-range Chromebooks from $200 to $350, the typical price; and premium Chromebooks for $500 or more. These expensive ones are essentially PC laptops with Google’s Chrome OS on top and can be pretty expensive. Our story on laptops versus Chromebooks can help you decide, as can our 2022 recommendations for the best Chromebook.
We usually suggest you buy a Chromebook with a resolution of 1080p or higher, but 768p screens can work fine, especially on smaller screens. Consider a USB-C dongle to connect to an external monitor. An Intel Core chip is pretty much a guarantee of solid performance, but it can also be more expensive. Celerons are much more common, and so are Snapdragon or Arm chips.
